Introduction : General Franco, fact and fantasy --
Small acorns : Franco and his family, 1892-1910 --
The emergent hero : Africa, 1910-31 --
Will you won't you join the dance? The road to rebellion, 1931-6 --
Mine all mine : Franco and the civil war, July 1936-March 1937 --
Mental fragmentation, physical annihilation, political unification, March 1937-March 1939 --
Do you wanna be in my gang? Franco in victory, April 1939-December 1940 --
Franco for sale : Franco and the Second World War, January 1941-December 1945 --
Mirror, mirror on the wall : April 1945-April 1956 --
Pandora's box : April 1956-November 1975 --
Epilogue : A sphinx without a secret.